Major League Baseball
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Tampa Bay 6,
Kansas City 5
When: 8:15 PM ET, Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 78°
Umpires: Home - Sean Barber, 1B - Mike Muchlinski, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Rob Drake
Attendance: 21500
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 78°
Umpires: Home - Sean Barber, 1B - Mike Muchlinski, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Rob Drake
Attendance: 21500
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Tampa Bay
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Denard Span | LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .248 |
| C.J. Cron | DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .284 |
| Joey Wendle | 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .284 |
| Matt Duffy | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .322 |
| Daniel Robertson | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .261 |
| Brad Miller | 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Adeiny Hechavarria | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .268 |
| Mallex Smith | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .310 |
| Carlos Gomez | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Johnny Field | RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Jesus Sucre | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .238 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Matt Duffy (7), Brad Miller (4), Mallex Smith (8) | |||||||||
| HR - C.J. Cron (9) | |||||||||
| TB - Denard Span, C.J. Cron 5, Joey Wendle, Matt Duffy 2, Brad Miller 2, Adeiny Hechavarria, Mallex Smith 2, Johnny Field, Jesus Sucre | |||||||||
| RBI - C.J. Cron 2 (25), Joey Wendle (11), Adeiny Hechavarria (14), Mallex Smith (9), Jesus Sucre (4) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Joey Wendle (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Daniel Robertson (11), Jesus Sucre 2 (4) | |||||||||
| S - Carlos Gomez (1), Jesus Sucre (2) | |||||||||
| SF - Mallex Smith (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Denard Span (Merrifield at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Anthony Banda | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Jose Alvarado (H 12) | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.95 |
| Sergio Romo (BS 3) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.96 |
| Jonny Venters (W 1-0) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.42 |
| Alex Colome (SV 8) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.34 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Anthony Banda 52-38, Jose Alvarado 28-15, Sergio Romo 8-6, Jonny Venters 9-7, Alex Colome 16-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Anthony Banda 6-2, Jose Alvarado 4-0, Sergio Romo 1-1, Jonny Venters 1-0, Alex Colome 0-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Anthony Banda 19, Jose Alvarado 8, Sergio Romo 3, Jonny Venters 3, Alex Colome 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Sergio Romo 2-2 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| Jon Jay | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| Hunter Dozier | 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Abraham Almonte | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .203 |
| Ryan Goins | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .245 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Mike Moustakas (10), Hunter Dozier (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield 2, Jon Jay, Mike Moustakas 3, Alcides Escobar 2, Alex Gordon, Hunter Dozier 3, Ryan Goins | |||||||||
| RBI - Whit Merrifield 3 (16), Alex Gordon (9), Ryan Goins (3) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Whit Merrifield 3 (6) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Abraham Almonte (14) | |||||||||
| S - Abraham Almonte (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Salvador Perez (6) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Ian Kennedy | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4.98 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.24 |
| Tim Hill | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.46 |
| Kelvin Herrera (L 1-1) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Ian Kennedy 101-66, Kevin McCarthy 13-10, Tim Hill 17-12, Kelvin Herrera 22-16 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Ian Kennedy 4-5, Kevin McCarthy 0-1, Tim Hill 2-0, Kelvin Herrera 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Ian Kennedy 28, Kevin McCarthy 3, Tim Hill 3, Kelvin Herrera 6 | ||||||||